The economy is pretty stagnant right now and a lot of people are turning to odd jobs to make extra money. One such way to make money is with house cleaning but there are a lot of clients that require housekeepers to use green cleaning agents. For those people on their first cleaning house jobs, here are a few tips for a greener environment.
Good old baking soda and vinegar are great to use as an all purpose cleaner. The grit in the baking soda can scour most things as well as deodorize. Or, if you’re looking for something a little more powerful then take a look at borax.
A lot of green cleaning recipes call for borax and some people are confused by it because they think it is toxic. And while it is poisonous since one of its uses is as an insecticide, it is an alkaline mineral salt that is naturally occuring in nature. However, too much of a good thing can be bad so it is recommended in do-it-yourself cleaning home solutions that you store borax safely away from children and animals. But comparatively speaking to petroleum based commercial products, borax is great for cleaning and should be put in your arsenal of cleaning products along with baking soda.
For instance, if you need to deodorize your house, you can sprinkle baking soda in your carpet and vacuum away the powder. Or, if you’re struggling with urine smells then borax can come to the rescue. You can dampen the carpet or mattress with water and sprinkle some borax, let things dry and vacuum it away. It also makes sense that borax is great to use in the bathroom as well to keep things fresh.
Speaking of fresh, a lot of house cleaners would be tempted to use air fresheners but this is unnecessary not to mention harmful to one’s health. A lot of air fresheners are made with ingredients that contain carcinogens so stay away from these chemical cocktails. Instead, the most logical solution would be just to open the windows to let the air circulate. Let fresh air in and the toxic air out. If that is not enough to freshen the room, use essential oils. They come in a variety of scents and not only do they smell great but different scents can be very soothing as well.
As more and more clients are moving to green cleaning for the benefit of their health and the environment, house cleaners need to know how to fulfill this cleaning demand in order to find house cleaning employment. In fact, the faster one can learn how to use natural products, the bigger the niche one can carve out in the burgeoning green cleaning industry.